4 years agoSeattle Mariners pitcher Ljay Newsome will start Wednesday's spring training matchup against the Cubs instead of James Paxton. This change is not the result of any injury for Paxton, but rather a simple reshuffling of the early spring pitching schedule. With the Mariners planning on a six-man rotation for 2021, Newsome seems to have a part to play in the coming campaign, though his matching 5.17 ERA and 5.17 strikeouts per nine innings across five appearances (four starts) in 2020 will keep him off the fantasy radar to begin the season, even if he does earn a starting role.--Doug Goldring - RotoBaller
Source: Ryan Divish